Stuffing box for automatic regulators and the like



Jan. 12 {1926.

A. RoEscH STUFFING BOX FOR AUTOMATIC REGULATORS AND THE LIKE Original. Filed gust 9, 1921 NEYS VENTQ f/LFRE R0556 fivu ATTOR I I \f Patented Jan. 12, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALFRED ROEsoH, zononasnn, LATE or BROOKLYN, NEWYORK; BY EMMA ROESCH, EX-

ECUTRIX, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR 'ro CHARLES J. TAGLIABUE MFG. 00., or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, A ooRroRA'rIoN OF NEW YORK.

STUFFING BOX FOR AUTOMATIC REGULATORS AND TfiE LIKE.

Original application filed August 9, 1921, Serial N0. 491,048. Divided and this application filed June 6,

1924. Serial No. 718,238.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that ALFRED RoRsoH, decease'd, late a citizen of the United States, and resident of the borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, city and State of New York, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stuffing Boxes'for'Automatic Regulators and the like, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to stuffing boxes and more particularly to stutling boxes for regulators whereby temperatures or pressures are automatically regulatedin accordance with predetermined programs or plans. The object of this invention is to provide a stutling box of efficient and simple construction in whichthe elements are capable of adjustment to provide a tight connection without interfering with the operation of the instrumentalities with which said stufiing box is operatively combined. The invention will be fully described hereinafter and the fea tures of novelty will be pointed out in the claims. The present application is a division of another applicationfiled by him on August 9, 1921, Serial No. 491,048.

In the accompanying drawings, which show an example of the invention and of its application without defining the limits of the invention itself or of its field of usefulness, Fig. 1 is an elevation partly in section showing the stufiing box operatively combined with a thermo-sensitive regulator; and I Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail sectional elevation of the stufling box.

In the illustrated example 7 represents a pipe intended to exemplify a. conduit for steam or other medium and controlled by a valve 8 of any suitable type. The valve 8 is carried by a vertically movable stem 9, having its upper end screw-threaded for the accommodation of an adjusting nut 10 which constitutes an adjustable abutment for one end of a spring 11; the latter, when free to do so, as will appear more fully hereinafter,

serves to actuate the stem 9 upwardly and thereby keeps valve 8' open, the upward travel of the stem 9 in such case beingv limited, in any customary manner. The stem 9 is further arranged to be operated in a downward direction by a rod 12 which,

mentality. The springs 13, if used, may be connected with each other by means of tubes 14 and represent an example of the means whereby the valve 8 is automatically actuated. The upper one of said battery of capsular springs 13 may be attached to a hollowstud 15 which passes through a suitable opening in the upper portion of a bracket or support 16, said stud 15 being threaded at its upper end for the accommodation of an adjusting disc 17. A spring 15% which surrounds the stud 15 below the bracket 16 and with one end engages the same and with its other end engages the upper capsular spring 13, keeps the series of capsular springs 13 and the rod 12 pushed downwardly as far as permitted by the adjusting disc 17 the downward movement of which is arrested by the bracket 16. -A nut 23 acts as a stop to prevent the adjusting disc 17 from being entirely unscrewed from the stud 15. -The diaphragms of the cap sular springs 13 are constructed of springtempered material so that each capsular spring possesses an inherent elasticity tending to return it to its normal condition or, in other words to collapse it. As stated, the

flower terminal capsular spring 13 is connected with the rod 12 while the: other terminal capsular spring 13 is connected in the present instance with caplllary tubmg 24 leading to the sensitive member or bulb 25 which contains a suitable volatile fluid in'the usual way. The sensitive member 25 is always'located so as to be susceptible to and directly influenced by the temperature or other conditions at the point where regulation is desired and in the case of pressure regulation is replaced by a suitable device or element located in such case so as to be within the zone of the pressure which is to be regulated.

Inan apparatus of the illustrated type the valve 8 is set to produce the predetermined result which is desired and said valve 8 is automatically closed or opened beyond this :set point by the action of the capsular springs 13 or their equivalent to compen- Cit ' stallation.

To secure the most eilicient operation from a device of this kind it is essential that the friction of the moving parts be reduced to a minimum and the present construction accordingly includes a novel method of packing the valve stem 9 whereby it is enabledto move freely between two or more valve packings and thus avoid the friction resulting ordinarily from a bearing contact between metal parts. A preferred arrangement is shown in detail by Fig. 2 which also shows how friction is further reduced by the, use of a smaller valve stem (made possible by widely spacedbearing surtaces) and how said stem is protected from damage. In the illustrated example 26 indicates two valve stem packings of suitable material between which the stem 9 slides, said packings being located in the gland 27 and the lower packing 26 being secured in place therein by a follower 28 while theupper packing 26 is. maintained 1n positlon by a follower 29. 7 An extension 30 of the, valve-bonnet .sur-

rounds the gland 27, a lock-nut 31 serving to operatively connect said bonnet with the beyond the gland 27.

bracket 16; the gland 27 in turn is secured 7 within the extension by means of a sleeve 32 which is in screw-threaded engagement with extension 30, said sleeve 32 also serving to protect from outside damage that portion of the valve-stein 9 which projects The proper compression. of the packings 26 is maintained by tiie spring' 11 which has its one end in en- V Ll bv the registers with gagement with the follower 29 and which,

in addition to lifting valve stem 9,: alsov serves the purpose of alwayskeeping said ackin-s26 under the re uired )ressure v thus, at all times preventing leakage of the steam past the packin gs without undue pressure of tire packings against the valve stem.

Another novel feature of the present inretion comprises. an indicator 33 mounted .en the rod 12 by means of collar M and c osed: the cond ion of the valve is inl wlnch consequently travelsup and down ing the extent to which valve 8 is tip oisaid pointer 33 which a suitable mark 35 on the sleeve 32 when the Valve is fully closed or if valve 8 is only partly closed by the distance between saidtip of the pointer 33 and the mark 35.

The stuffing box may be used with equal always such as to provide a fluidtight'joint without binding the stem.

Various changesin theform shown and described maybe made. within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimedis: A

1. The combination of a valve casing, a tubular extension thereon, a valve inlsaid casing, a valve stem carrying said valve and extending lengthwise of and beyond said extension, a plurality of packings within said. extensionfor said stem, ineans 1 3artly.

within and partly outside ofsaid extension s s s se O l lr ki e a d Sa e located GXtGI'IOI'lY Qf sa1d extens1on whereby a pressure is ,exerted .on ,saidn eansfand transmitted to said'packings-to compress same. I

2. The combination .of a valve casing, a

tubular extension thereon, a", valve in: "said casing, a valve stem carryingisaid valve and vv extending lengthwise of and beyond said extension, a projection on said'stem .exteriorlyof said extension, a tubular follower slidably mounted on said stein withinflsaid extension, packings surrounding said "stem oppositel ends of said follower, an outer followerslidably mounted on said Stem and g i ing one of'said packings and a spring having its one end in engagement with the projection on said valve stem and its other end .in contact with said outer follower whereby pressure is transmitted to ,said packings by said followers to compress said packings.

The combination of a valve casing including a'bonnet, a tubularextension on said bonnet, a tubular gland extending int'of said extension, a sleeve connected with, said extension and engagingsaid gland to fixit in position, a plurality v of: packings. spaced apart within said gland the direction of its axis, means formaintaining said packings in said spacedielation to each other, a follower extending into saidgland and ening one of said pacldigs, a valve in said casing, a valve stem carrying the same and extending through said packings and follower into said sleeve, an adjustable abutment on said stem and a spring engaging said abutment and said follower whereby said valve is normally moved to an open position and pressure is exerted upon said follower and transmitted thereby to said packings and spacingmeans to maintain said packings in engagement with said stem.

4. The combination of a movable member a projection carried thereby, a plurality of packings therefor spaced apart in the direction of the axis of said member, means on said member whereby said packings are maintained in spaced relation, an outer follower on said member and a spring having its one end in engagement with said outer follower and its other end in contact with the projection on said movable member whereby pressure is exerted upon the outer follower and transmitted thereby to said packings and spacing means to maintain said packings in engagement with said member.

5. The combination of a reciprocating member a projection adjustably carried thereby, a plurality of packings for said member spaced apart in the direction of its axis, a tubular follower upon said member between said packings, an outer follower on said member and a spring having its one end in engagement with said outer follower and its other end in contact with the projection on said reciprocating member whereby pressure is exerted upon the said outer follower and transmitted thereby to said packings and tubular follower to maintain said packings in engagement with said member.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

EMMA ROESCH, Emecwtriw of the Last Will and Testament of Alfred Roesoh, Deceased. 

